Kristin Osborn is a specialist lymphoedema & lipoedema therapist in Newcastle NSW. She is a member of the Australasian Lymphology Association and a regular presenter on this subject throughout the Hunter region. Kristin has kindly consented to having her contact details and website address added
"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience." Hyman Rickover
Are we back to fighting off microbial communities in wounds using "old time" remedies like salt, sugar, honey, garlic, vinegar and tea-tree oil? Now add some peptides from Tasmanian Devil milk and Nature has given us another string to the antibiotic-resistant bug killing bow. "There is nothing
Thank you to 3M for organising a forum where I could join my mentors and peers in a presentation to Health Minister Sussan Ley concerning the necessity to fund both products and expertise for the management and prevention of venous leg ulcers. A great initiative
A pleasure to be supporting wound awareness week. Travels taking me from Tamworth, to Central Coast and Sydney to support those nurses who are keen to enhance their wound care. Great to have industry support along the way. Pictured is Linda Clarkson from Smith&Nephew with
Lindsay Leg Club Foundation forms partnership with the Wound Guy The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation is to form a partnership with The Wound Guy with the ultimate aim of providing a better quality of life for patients with leg ulcers. The Wound Guy is Australian based
The WUWHS 2016 meeting was held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy (see lead feature photo). There were over 6000 delegates attending from countries all around the world. Amongst them, a strong contingent of Aussies - presenting and attending. The majority of the information
Today the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) provided sessional presentations and case studies on skin tear management at the WUWHS 2016 meeting in Florence, Italy. Anecdotally many health care clinicians report seeing many of these kind of wounds. However, the true nature of